militia

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“It’s up to Iran to say that the war is over,” Rowlands said, cautioning that Iranian militia allies can threaten other chokepoints, such as the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off Yemen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Iran, he reminded me, has around 90 million people and an estimated 200,000 in the armed militia and paramilitary forces.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

A US state department official said an individual with ties to an Iranian-aligned militia group, Kataib Hezbollah, was detained by Iraqi authorities.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

That same night, Israel got a tip from ordinary Iranians that the leader of the feared Basij militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, was holing up with his deputies in a tent in a wooded area in Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

On the icy morning of December 13th, Revere rode north through deep snow to warn the local militia that the British were on their way.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell